Designing My Dinosaurs Pt. 2 - Existing Examples

Below is a collection of some dinosaur designs that I found whilst researching fitting styles, that will use to inspire my own designs. All of these images have been casually referenced in the Useful Links post...

Stegosaurus Shape: I like that the shape is very soft. It's a very simple silhouette, but is instantly recognisable. This is an element I hope my character have.

T-Rex Line Art: The thick lines in this piece fit well with the research from my previous post, as do the exaggerated features. I do, however, feel that this is a little too detailed. Possibly slightly too scary for younger children, too.

Dinosaur Outlines: I love this style. I think with a bit of colour and very basic cell shading, these sort of designs could really work with the modern, exciting cartoon style that the children I'm producing my work for are used to. I do think that some of the characteristics get lost and it's maybe a little too simple (particularly on the stegosaurus).

Improved Outlines: These are a few outline-style designs that have some of the same charm as the last selection, but with a little more detail. I really love the stegosaurus here, but think the t-rex is a little awkward in the mouth area.

Pixel Dinosaurs: I love these designs! The have the basic shading that I mentioned using on the outlines, bright colours and more detailed outlines. These are the kind of super simple characters I'd love to have in my presentations! However, these are done in a pixel art style. While this could work quite well with the 'digital' theme of my presentations, I don't really like the idea of using it with the KS2 group. I could potentially use this for the robot design for the older kids though.

Dino Phone Stand: This immediately caught my eye when I was looking for references. This phone stand by Amazon really has the design simplicity I had planned for my designs. I love the little smile as well, which is quite soft and welcoming. The colour as well, I think is really gentle and nice to look at.

Dinosaur Silhouettes: Coloured versions of the designs in this image are what I originally had in mind for this presentations. I like the little spots and stripes, but think the shapes are a bit too unnecessarily complex for what I want.